The September meeting of the Washington-Wilkes Chapter SAR was a special occasion. A record-attendance crowd heard an interesting presentation given by a father/son team, Dr. James A. (Jim) Granade III, and James A. (Jay) Granade IV. More...

Joyce Fry flew to Dallas, Texas last week and drove on to east Texas to be with family following the loss of her brother, Terry Toole, who endured a brief battle with lung cancer. His well-attended memorial was in Mexia, Texas. More...

Beginning last weekend, Georgia residents are now able to check out a stuffed backpack kit at any of the state’s 400-plus public libraries and, in combination with an already available state ParkPass, take it with them on a free visit to any of More...

The fifth annual Jason Chapman 5k run/walk event will be held Saturday, October 14, beginning at 8 a.m. The First Baptist Church of Washington is the sponsor and the start/ finish line will be on Robert Toombs Avenue in front of the church. More...

The next meeting of the Friends of the Mary Willis Library will be held on October 12 at 3 p.m. in the meeting room of the library. The guest speaker will be Bob Young, author of The Treasure Train and his new book, The Hand of the Wicked. More...

I heard several sighs of relief when the University of Georgia art students added the last “l” to Tignall on the mural. The mural was completed on Saturday, so everyone should travel through Tignall to view our beautiful painting. More...